Abstract
We construct explicit anyon fields from unitary representations of the group diffeomorphisms of the plane, realizing braid group elements as paths in the plane transforming naturally under diffeomorphisms. The fields satisfy q-commutation relations, where q is the anyonic phase shift.
- Received 5 July 1995
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.1183
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